Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
July 20, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1985 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 4, New York Mets 16

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Washington rf 5 1 2 0
Hubbard 2b 4 1 2 2
Murphy cf 3 0 0 0
  Garber p 1 0 0 1
Horner 3b 2 0 0 0
  Runge pr,3b 0 1 0 0
Harper lf 4 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 1
Benedict c 3 0 0 0
Zuvella ss 4 0 0 0
Bedrosian p 1 0 0 0
  Barker p 0 0 0 0
  Dedmon p 1 0 0 0
  Thompson cf 2 1 2 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 5 3 3 2
Backman 2b 5 1 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 1 2 2
  Paciorek 1b 1 0 0 0
Carter c 3 2 1 0
  Hurdle c 1 1 1 1
Strawberry rf 5 3 3 7
Heep lf 5 2 2 1
Johnson 3b 4 3 3 2
Santana ss 5 0 1 1
Gooden p 3 0 1 0
  Staub ph 0 0 0 0
  Sisk p 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 16 18 16
Atlanta 000 100 120471
New York 402 512 11x16180
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Bedrosian  L (5-8) 3.0 5 6 5 2 1
  Barker   0.2 5 5 5 0 0
  Dedmon   2.1 5 3 3 2 0
  Garber   2.0 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.0
18
16
15
4
2
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden  W (14-3) 6.0 2 1 1 0 4
  Sisk   3.0 5 3 3 2 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
2
5

  E–Bedrosian (3).  2B–Atlanta Hubbard (12,off Sisk), New York Hernandez (18,off Dedmon); Johnson (7,off Garber).  3B–New York Strawberry (2,off Dedmon).  HR–Atlanta Hubbard (4,4th inning off Gooden 0 on, 0 out), New York Strawberry 2 (10,1st inning off Bedrosian 3 on, 1 out,4th inning off Barker 2 on, 2 out); Johnson (5,3rd inning off Bedrosian 1 on, 2 out); Heep (6,4th inning off Barker 0 on, 2 out); Hurdle (3,7th inning off Garber 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Horner (1,by Sisk).  SH–Backman (6,off Bedrosian).  SB–Washington (9,2nd base off Gooden/Carter); Dykstra (8,2nd base off Bedrosian/Benedict); Backman (13,2nd base off Bedrosian/Benedict).  HBP–Sisk (2,Horner).  T–2:45.  A–35,650.
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